Factsheet

Developer: Silkworm

Norrköping, Sweden

Release date: TBA (aiming for spring 2018)

Website: https://www.wizardandslug.com/

Platforms: Windows & Mac (demo currently Win only)

Social:

Twitter: @Silkworm_SwShop

Itch.io: https://silkworm-sweatshop.itch.io/

Gamejolt: gamejolt.com/@silkworm_sweatshop

Youtube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCrXshS0q0_p4cZbyppiHayA

Description

-The strangest love story ever told-

THE WIZARD AND THE SLUG is a story-rich 2D action platformer with plenty of humor. You play as a regenerating Slug who joins a mysterious Wizard on a rescue mission. The Wizard will independently support you in various ways, mainly by casting spells during boss battles. During your journey you’ll also meet other characters to interact with and who just might help you out.

Features

Action platforming as a Slug: You attack by flinging parts of

yourself at the enemy and then regrowing your body. Flinging the

parts downward also propels you up like a double jump. Different

attacks will become available as you progress.

A.I companions: Each stage offers the chance to team up with

someone new for part of the stage. Fight them, join them or ignore

them.

Not a typical fairy tale: A different take on the hero’s journey with a

colorful cast and quirky writing. Expect both serious and lighthearted

moments.

Story and Arcade mode: Enjoy the story or cut it out and get right

into the action!

Charming art style

Large original soundtrack: Mixing chiptunes with jazz and

orchestral flair.

History

The Wizard and The Slug is the first major project of solo developer Silkworm. The goal was to do something simple with the mythology and world of a couple of abandoned projects (including a board game, a musical and an early game prototype called “Comet”). Development started in late 2014 under the name Pools of Creation and eventually grew into a bigger project. Since then, work on the game occurred sporadically until the beginning of 2016 when it became a main focus. A demo was released in April 2016 and a couple of updates has followed. The game is made in Gamemaker Studio and is currently in alpha.

Influences

Story influences ranges from fairy tales to Abrahamic and Greek mythology

mixed with casual quirky writing of things like old adventure games,

Adventure time and Undertale with a very character driven focus.

For the gameplay the inspirations come mostly from old school style

platformers with an action focus (Mega man, Cave story etc.). The health

system shares some ideas from the Sonic series. You only lose health

when damaged while at your smallest size (equivalent to 0 rings). You’re

size can decrease either from shooting or from getting hit.

The use of A.I companions was inspired by games like Secret of Mana and

Star Fox which give you a feeling of not being all alone on your journey.

About the developer

Silkworm (Robin Velu) hails from the town of Norrköping in the middle/south

part of Sweden. As a young gamer growing up in the 80’s, the 8-16 bit era

is still close to my heart. As I got older my interests turned more toward the

arts and I love to try out different things creatively. Before venturing into

game development I’ve has worked professionally in children’s animation

as a well as with amateur projects involving film scoring, writing musicals

and animated short films.

Press

Cliqist: http://cliqist.com/2017/02/21/strange-platformer-wizard-slug-hits-

kickstarter-soon/

Hardcoregamer: http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2017/03/29/a-slug-is-the-

hero-in-the-wizard-and-the-slug/252219/

Varvat (Swedish): http://varvat.se/nyheter/wizard-slug-svenskt-soloprojekt-

pa-kickstarter/

Videos

Download all videos as a .zip:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/q4p20nrfo8yujll/videos.zip?dl=0

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvB0n4JNZ_U

Playable demo (only windows):

https://silkworm-sweatshop.itch.io/the-wizard-and-the-slug-demo

Mirror: https://gamejolt.com/games/the-wizard-and-the-slug-demo-v-0-3-0/143523

Screenshots

Download all screenshots as a .zip:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/0mom798xuh1uobw/screenshots.zip?dl=0

Art/Logo/banners

Download all art as a .zip:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/s4ko9xsuneko96o/artlogo.zip?dl=0

Additional links:

Devlog at TIGsource: https://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=51842.0

Soundtrack:

https://silkwormsweatshop.bandcamp.com/album/the-wizard-and-the-slug-demo-ost

Download the complete demo OST as a zip:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/b1it1843mcaf7ad/The%20Wizard%20and%

20The%20Slug%20Demo%20OST.zip?dl=0

Credits:

Silkworm (Robin Velu) – Art, sound, programming

Contact:

silkwormsweatshop@gmail.com

Twitter: @Silkworm_SwShop